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By Women’s Weekly
Coconut Prawn Bao Buns
Serves: 8 buns
Course: Small bites, Entrée, Main
Appliance(s): Oven
Cooking Mode(s): Air Fry, Steam
Learn to make steamed bao buns with the LG oven.
INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup (75g) Japanese mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 24 large uncooked prawns (1.6kg), peeled, deveined, tails left intact
- 1¼ cups (95g) shredded coconut
- 8 frozen gwa pao buns (240g) (Taiwanese hamburger buns) (see tips)
- 150g coleslaw mix
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
- Lime wedges, to serve
For the Pickled Cucumber:
- ½ cup (125ml) white vinegar
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 long red chilli, seeded, chopped finely
- 250g baby cucumbers, sliced thinly
METHOD
- Make pickled cucumber: Combine vinegar, sugar, salt flakes and chilli in a medium glass bowl. Stir in cucumber. Cover, stand for 15 minutes. Drain.
- Preheat LG Series 9-76L InstaView Steam Oven to 180°C Air Fry Mode. Place a wire rack over an oven tray and cover the rack with baking paper.
- Combine mayonnaise, sriracha and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice in a small bowl; season. Place prawns in a large bowl; add half the mayonnaise mixture, then toss well to coat. Reserve remaining mayonnaise mixture for buns.
- Place shredded coconut in a medium bowl. Holding the tail of one prawn at a time, coat prawns in coconut, pressing down firmly to coat, then place on wire rack on prepared tray.
- Cook Air Fry Mode, for 12-13 minutes or until coconut is golden and prawns are cooked through. Set aside and keep warm.
- Switch oven function to 160°C Steam Mode. Place buns on a baking-paper-lined oven tray and cook Steam Mode from frozen for 7-8 minutes or until heated through.
- Meanwhile, toss coleslaw mix with remaining lime juice in a medium bowl.
- Spread remaining mayonnaise mixture in the buns. Fill buns with coleslaw, pickled cucumber, coconut prawns and coriander; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve bao buns with lime wedges.
TIPS
LG tip: This recipe uses the mode Air Fry and Steam found in the LG Series 9-76L InstaView Steam Oven.
Bao bun alternatives
We used Taiwanese hamburger buns, also known as gwa pao; they are available frozen from Asian supermarkets and major supermarkets. You can use any small bun or bread roll instead, if you prefer.